The 2025 recruit process is now underway.
Please read through all of the information on this page, and if you are interested in being placed onto our waiting list please complete the following online form Morphett Vale CFS Expression of Interest
If you have any questions you can always contact us via email at morphettvale@cfsbrigade.org.au
The Morphett Vale CFS brigade relies on volunteers to provide a professional fire service to our community. All members involved in the brigade volunteer their time freely without receiving payment for their services.
Our members are made up of a wide variety of people, including students, trades people, professionals, Government employees and other emergency services staff.
As a volunteer you will be working side by side with other volunteers in times of emergency, you will learn new and valuable skills that will assist you in your day-to-day life as well as your workplace. You will help make your community a safer place and enjoy the support of the rest of your community for your efforts.
As well as a sense of personal achievement, and accomplishment – you also enjoy the feeling of being part of a welcoming brigade of like minded people – all coming together for the greater good of the community. Our members will tell you that joining a CFS Brigade is like being part of a family, and the personal benefits they receive more than compensate for the time invested. You will make new friends, whilst sometimes spending a lot of time together in difficult situations and grow as a person in ways that you never thought was possible.
The recruiting process begins with you completing an Expression Of Interest form, to allow us to capture some details about you. We can then add you to our waiting list where you will be advised of the date and time for the next Recruit Information Session. This will provide all the information that you need to decide whether joining the Morphett Vale Country Fire Service Brigade is for you, it will also allow us to get to know more about you and find out what you can offer the organisation.
Some applicants will then be asked to provide 100 points of identification so a National Criminal History Check can be completed.
If you are accepted as a new member to the Morphett Vale CFS Brigade you will be sized up for your Personal Protective Clothing (PPC) and begin the recruit training phase.
Recruit firefighters undergo an intensive three month training course held every Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Some of the topics covered in these training sessions include:
- Induction
- Equipment familiarisation
- Working with Hoses & Branches
- Operate pumps
- Operate hydrants
- Operate ladders
- Communications
- Operate fire extinguishers
- Fire ground tactics / S.O.P’s
- Numerous drills and realistic scenarios
As well as completing the in-house recruit course, all new fire fighters are required to undertake the CFS Basic Fire Fighting 1 (BFF1) course held over a weekend. Upon successful completion of the recruit training course and the BFF1 course, recruits graduate to become operational fire fighters where they will respond to emergency incidents in a supervised and safe manner.
Ongoing training will continue throughout your time within the CFS, with weekly training occurring at the brigade, as well as the opportunity to attend additional training courses scheduled on weekends.
To be considered for a position in the Morphett Vale CFS Brigade we generally look for new members who;
- Live within a 4 minute radius of the station;
- Are physically fit and healthy;
- Are able to attend our regular training on Monday evenings as well as Tuesday evenings during the recruit training phase
- Are willing to respond to emergency incidents at all hours
- Are over 16 years of age
- Are able to produce 100 points of ID and pass a criminal history check
- Work well in a team and have a strong sense of ‘Community’
We begin the recruiting process for new members around February or March each year, however If you are interested in joining the brigade, but have questions – you can visit the fire station on a Monday night and ask to speak with an Officer, they will discuss the process with you and advise you when the next intake may occur.
If you have any questions you can always contact us via email at morphettvale@cfsbrigade.org.au